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Lydia Leavitt
A little-known Canadian writer from the late 1800s, she is best remembered for fiction that explores artistic circles, conversation, and social ideas. Her surviving books suggest a lively, curious voice with a strong interest in culture and travel.
2 Audiobooks
Wise or Otherwise
by Lydia Leavitt, Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry) Leavitt
Bohemian Society
by Lydia Leavitt
About the author
Lydia Leavitt, also identified in library and archival records as Lydia Brown Leavitt, was a Canadian writer active in the late 19th century. Available records point to a life spanning 1851 to 1905, with ties to Ontario, and her work is now mostly known through digital archives and reprints.
She is credited with Bohemian Society, first published in the 1880s, as well as Around the World and Wise or Otherwise. Catalog records show that Wise or Otherwise was written with Thaddeus W. H. Leavitt and illustrated by Anna Lake, which hints at a creative partnership as well as a literary one.
Though not widely famous today, her books have remained accessible through projects like Open Library, HathiTrust, and Project Gutenberg. That lasting availability gives modern readers a window into a writer whose work sat at the intersection of fiction, reflection, and the literary culture of her time.